Psalms 95:3

3 For Yahweh [is] [the] great God, and [the] great king over all gods,

Psalms 95:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 95:3

For the Lord is a great God
Christ is truly and properly God, wherefore divine service is to be performed unto him; particularly singing psalms, setting forth therein his greatness and glory: and he is a great one; great in power, wisdom, justice, truth, mercy, and grace; greatness is to be ascribed unto him, and worship given him, because of his greatness, ( Titus 2:13 )

and a great King over all gods;
he is King of the whole world; his kingdom ruleth over all; he is King of kings, and Lord of lords; he is King of saints, the government of the whole church is upon his shoulders, which he exercises in the most wise, powerful, and righteous manner imaginable; he is above all that are called gods, all the nominal and fictitious deities of the Heathens; above all civil magistrates, who are gods by office; and above the angels, who have this name, ( 1 Peter 3:22 ) . Aben Ezra interprets it of angels.

Psalms 95:3 In-Context

1 Come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh; let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; with songs let us shout joyfully to him.
3 For Yahweh [is] [the] great God, and [the] great king over all gods,
4 in whose hand [are the] unexplored places of [the] earth, and [the] heights of [the] mountains [are] his,
5 to whom belongs the sea that he made, and [the] dry land [that] his hands formed.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew does not have the definite article used twice in the translation of this verse
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